: any of various widely distributed edible decapod crustaceans: such as
a
: one (as of the genera Pandalus and Penaeus) that resembles shrimp and has a large compressed abdomen
b
: shrimp
especially
: a large shrimp
c
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Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Pair these with spicy Goan chorizo and prawn recheado curry, with plenty of pav, a type of bread roll, to soak up the spice and alcohol.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
There are several Latin American influences, too, such as the lighter-than-air Tres Leches cake and the tiger prawns yello anticucho.
—Michele Robson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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Noun
His dish has a pineapple coconut stock holding scallops, mussels, prawns and crawfish, with basmati rice and an avocado créme.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Pair these with spicy Goan chorizo and prawn recheado curry, with plenty of pav, a type of bread roll, to soak up the spice and alcohol.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
The spendy options run from the eponymous Italian dishes of dressed fish to uni taco bites, caviar nachos and prawns a la plancha.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
There are several Latin American influences, too, such as the lighter-than-air Tres Leches cake and the tiger prawns yello anticucho.
—Michele Robson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Prawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prawn. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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